1The LORD called to Moses from the Tabernacle and said to him,H3068H7121H4872H1696H168H4150H5592"Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. When you present an animal as an offering to the LORD, you may take it from your herd of cattle or your flock of sheep and goats.H1696H1121H3478H559H120H7126H7133H3068H7126H7133H929H1241H66293"If the animal you present as a burnt offering is from the herd, it must be a male with no defects. Bring it to the entrance of the Tabernacle so you may be accepted by the LORD.H7133H5930H1241H7126H2145H8549H7126H7522H6607H168H4150H6440H30684Lay your hand on the animal's head, and the LORD will accept its death in your place to purify you, making you right with him.H5564H3027H7218H5930H7521H37225Then slaughter the young bull in the LORD's presence, and Aaron's sons, the priests, will present the animal's blood by splattering it against all sides of the altar that stands at the entrance to the Tabernacle.H7819H1121H1241H6440H3068H3548H175H1121H7126H1818H2236H1818H5439H4196H6607H168H41506Then skin the animal and cut it into pieces.H6584H5930H5408H54097The sons of Aaron the priest will build a wood fire on the altar.H1121H175H3548H5414H784H4196H6086H6186H7848They will arrange the pieces of the offering, including the head and fat, on the wood burning on the altar.H3548H175H1121H6186H5409H7218H6309H6186H6086H784H41969But the internal organs and the legs must first be washed with water. Then the priest will burn the entire sacrifice on the altar as a burnt offering. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.H7130H3767H7364H4325H3548H6999H4196H5930H801H5207H7381H306810"If the animal you present as a burnt offering is from the flock, it may be either a sheep or a goat, but it must be a male with no defects.H7133H6629H3775H5795H5930H7126H2145H854911Slaughter the animal on the north side of the altar in the LORD's presence, and Aaron's sons, the priests, will splatter its blood against all sides of the altar.H7819H3409H4196H6828H6440H3068H3548H175H1121H2236H1818H5439H419612Then cut the animal in pieces, and the priests will arrange the pieces of the offering, including the head and fat, on the wood burning on the altar.H5408H5409H7218H6309H3548H6186H6086H784H419613But the internal organs and the legs must first be washed with water. Then the priest will burn the entire sacrifice on the altar as a burnt offering. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.H7364H7130H3767H4325H3548H7126H6999H4196H5930H801H5207H7381H306814"If you present a bird as a burnt offering to the LORD, choose either a turtledove or a young pigeon.H5930H7133H3068H5775H7126H7133H8449H1121H312315The priest will take the bird to the altar, wring off its head, and burn it on the altar. But first he must drain its blood against the side of the altar.H3548H7126H4196H4454H7218H6999H4196H1818H4680H7023H419616The priest must also remove the crop and the feathers and throw them in the ashes on the east side of the altar.H5493H4760H5133H7993H681H4196H6924H4725H188017Then, grasping the bird by its wings, the priest will tear the bird open, but without tearing it apart. Then he will burn it as a burnt offering on the wood burning on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.H8156H3671H914H3548H6999H4196H6086H784H5930H801H5207H7381H3068
Leviticus 2
Procedures for the Grain Offering
2"When you present grain as an offering to the LORD, the offering must consist of choice flour. You are to pour olive oil on it, sprinkle it with frankincense,H5315H7126H4503H7133H3068H7133H5560H3332H8081H5414H38282and bring it to Aaron's sons, the priests. The priest will scoop out a handful of the flour moistened with oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn this representative portion on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.H935H175H1121H3548H7061H8033H7062H4393H5560H8081H3828H3548H6999H234H4196H801H5207H7381H30683The rest of the grain offering will then be given to Aaron and his sons. This offering will be considered a most holy part of the special gifts presented to the LORD.H3498H4503H175H1121H6944H6944H801H3068H8014"If your offering is a grain offering baked in an oven, it must be made of choice flour, but without any yeast. It may be presented in the form of thin cakes mixed with olive oil or wafers spread with olive oil.H7126H7133H4503H3989H8574H4682H2471H5560H1101H8081H4682H7550H4886H80815If your grain offering is cooked on a griddle, it must be made of choice flour mixed with olive oil but without any yeast.H7133H4503H4227H5560H4682H1101H80816Break it in pieces and pour olive oil on it; it is a grain offering.H6626H6595H3332H8081H45037If your grain offering is prepared in a pan, it must be made of choice flour and olive oil.H7133H4503H4802H6213H5560H80818"No matter how a grain offering for the LORD has been prepared, bring it to the priest, who will present it at the altar.H935H4503H6213H3068H7126H3548H5066H41969The priest will take a representative portion of the grain offering and burn it on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.H3548H7311H4503H234H6999H4196H801H5207H7381H306810The rest of the grain offering will then be given to Aaron and his sons as their food. This offering will be considered a most holy part of the special gifts presented to the LORD.H3498H4503H175H1121H6944H6944H801H3068H80111"Do not use yeast in preparing any of the grain offerings you present to the LORD, because no yeast or honey may be burned as a special gift presented to the LORD.H4503H7126H3068H6213H2557H6999H7603H1706H801H3068H80112You may add yeast and honey to an offering of the first crops of your harvest, but these must never be offered on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.H7133H7225H7126H3068H5927H4196H5207H738113Season all your grain offerings with salt to remind you of God's eternal covenant. Never forget to add salt to your grain offerings.H7133H4503H4414H4417H4417H1285H430H7673H4503H7133H7126H441714"If you present a grain offering to the LORD from the first portion of your harvest, bring fresh grain that is coarsely ground and roasted on a fire.H7126H4503H1061H3068H7126H4503H1061H24H7033H784H1643H375915Put olive oil on this grain offering, and sprinkle it with frankincense.H5414H8081H7760H3828H450316The priest will take a representative portion of the grain moistened with oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn it as a special gift presented to the LORD.H3548H6999H234H1643H8081H3828H801H3068
Leviticus 3
Procedures for the Peace Offering
3"If you present an animal from the herd as a peace offering to the LORD, it may be a male or a female, but it must have no defects.H7133H2077H8002H7126H1241H2145H5347H7126H8549H6440H30682Lay your hand on the animal's head, and slaughter it at the entrance of the Tabernacle. Then Aaron's sons, the priests, will splatter its blood against all sides of the altar.H5564H3027H7218H7133H7819H6607H168H4150H175H1121H3548H2236H1818H4196H54393The priest must present part of this peace offering as a special gift to the LORD. This includes all the fat around the internal organs,H7126H2077H8002H801H3068H2459H3680H7130H2459H71304the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These must be removed with the kidneys,H8147H3629H2459H3689H3508H3516H3629H54935and Aaron's sons will burn them on top of the burnt offering on the wood burning on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.H175H1121H6999H4196H5930H6086H784H801H5207H7381H30686"If you present an animal from the flock as a peace offering to the LORD, it may be a male or a female, but it must have no defects.H7133H2077H8002H3068H6629H2145H5347H7126H85497If you present a sheep as your offering, bring it to the LORD,H7126H3775H7133H7126H6440H30688lay your hand on its head, and slaughter it in front of the Tabernacle. Aaron's sons will then splatter the sheep's blood against all sides of the altar.H5564H3027H7218H7133H7819H6440H168H4150H175H1121H2236H1818H5439H41969The priest must present the fat of this peace offering as a special gift to the LORD. This includes the fat of the broad tail cut off near the backbone, all the fat around the internal organs,H7126H2077H8002H801H3068H2459H8549H451H5493H5980H6096H2459H3680H7130H2459H713010the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These must be removed with the kidneys,H8147H3629H2459H3689H3508H3516H3629H549311and the priest will burn them on the altar. It is a special gift of food presented to the LORD.H3548H6999H4196H3899H801H306812"If you present a goat as your offering, bring it to the LORD,H7133H5795H7126H6440H306813lay your hand on its head, and slaughter it in front of the Tabernacle. Aaron's sons will then splatter the goat's blood against all sides of the altar.H5564H3027H7218H7819H6440H168H4150H1121H175H2236H1818H4196H543914The priest must present part of this offering as a special gift to the LORD. This includes all the fat around the internal organs,H7126H7133H801H3068H2459H3680H7130H2459H713015the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These must be removed with the kidneys,H8147H3629H2459H3689H3508H3516H3629H549316and the priest will burn them on the altar. It is a special gift of food, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. All the fat belongs to the LORD.H3548H6999H4196H3899H801H5207H7381H2459H306817"You must never eat any fat or blood. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation, wherever you live."H5769H2708H1755H4186H398H2459H1818
Leviticus 4
Procedures for the Sin Offering
4Then the LORD said to Moses,H3068H1696H4872H5592"Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. This is how you are to deal with those who sin unintentionally by doing anything that violates one of the LORD's commands.H1696H1121H3478H559H5315H2398H7684H4687H3068H6213H6213H259H20073"If the high priest sins, bringing guilt upon the entire community, he must give a sin offering for the sin he has committed. He must present to the LORD a young bull with no defects.H3548H4899H2398H819H5971H7126H2403H2398H1241H1121H6499H8549H3068H24034He must bring the bull to the LORD at the entrance of the Tabernacle, lay his hand on the bull's head, and slaughter it before the LORD.H935H6499H6607H168H4150H6440H3068H5564H3027H6499H7218H7819H6499H6440H30685The high priest will then take some of the bull's blood into the Tabernacle,H3548H4899H3947H6499H1818H935H168H41506dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the inner curtain of the sanctuary.H3548H2881H676H1818H5137H1818H7651H6471H6440H3068H6440H6532H69447The priest will then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar for fragrant incense that stands in the LORD's presence inside the Tabernacle. He will pour out the rest of the bull's blood at the base of the altar for burnt offerings at the entrance of the Tabernacle.H3548H5414H1818H7161H4196H5561H7004H6440H3068H168H4150H8210H1818H6499H3247H4196H5930H6607H168H41508Then the priest must remove all the fat of the bull to be offered as a sin offering. This includes all the fat around the internal organs,H7311H2459H6499H2403H2459H3680H7130H2459H71309the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. He must remove these along with the kidneys,H8147H3629H2459H3689H3508H3516H3629H549310just as he does with cattle offered as a peace offering, and burn them on the altar of burnt offerings.H7311H7794H2077H8002H3548H6999H4196H593011But he must take whatever is left of the bull—its hide, meat, head, legs, internal organs, and dung—H5785H6499H1320H7218H3767H7130H656912and carry it away to a place outside the camp that is ceremonially clean, the place where the ashes are dumped. There, on the ash heap, he will burn it on a wood fire.H6499H3318H2351H4264H2889H4725H1880H8211H8313H6086H784H413H1880H8211H831313"If the entire Israelite community sins by violating one of the LORD's commands, but the people don't realize it, they are still guilty.H5712H3478H7686H1697H5956H5869H6951H6213H259H4687H3068H6213H81614When they become aware of their sin, the people must bring a young bull as an offering for their sin and present it before the Tabernacle.H2403H2398H3045H6951H7126H1241H1121H6499H2403H935H6440H168H415015The elders of the community must then lay their hands on the bull's head and slaughter it before the LORD.H2205H5712H5564H3027H7218H6499H6440H3068H6499H7819H6440H306816The high priest will then take some of the bull's blood into the Tabernacle,H3548H4899H935H6499H1818H168H415017dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the inner curtain.H3548H2881H676H1818H5137H7651H6471H6440H3068H6440H653218He will then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar for fragrant incense that stands in the LORD's presence inside the Tabernacle. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar for burnt offerings at the entrance of the Tabernacle.H5414H1818H7161H4196H6440H3068H168H4150H8210H1818H3247H4196H5930H6607H168H415019Then the priest must remove all the animal's fat and burn it on the altar,H7311H2459H6999H419620just as he does with the bull offered as a sin offering for the high priest. Through this process, the priest will purify the people, making them right with the LORD, and they will be forgiven.H6213H6499H6213H6499H2403H6213H3548H3722H554521Then the priest must take what is left of the bull and carry it outside the camp and burn it there, just as is done with the sin offering for the high priest. This offering is for the sin of the entire congregation of Israel.H3318H6499H2351H4264H8313H8313H7223H6499H2403H695122"If one of Israel's leaders sins by violating one of the commands of the LORD his God but doesn't realize it, he is still guilty.H5387H2398H6213H7684H259H4687H3068H430H6213H81623When he becomes aware of his sin, he must bring as his offering a male goat with no defects.H2403H2398H3045H935H7133H8163H5795H2145H854924He must lay his hand on the goat's head and slaughter it at the place where burnt offerings are slaughtered before the LORD. This is an offering for his sin.H5564H3027H7218H8163H7819H4725H7819H5930H6440H3068H240325Then the priest will dip his finger in the blood of the sin offering and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.H3548H3947H1818H2403H676H5414H7161H4196H5930H8210H1818H3247H4196H593026Then he must burn all the goat's fat on the altar, just as he does with the peace offering. Through this process, the priest will purify the leader from his sin, making him right with the LORD, and he will be forgiven.H6999H2459H4196H2459H2077H8002H3548H3722H2403H554527"If any of the common people sin by violating one of the LORD's commands, but they don't realize it, they are still guilty.H259H5315H776H5971H2398H7684H6213H259H4687H3068H6213H81628When they become aware of their sin, they must bring as an offering for their sin a female goat with no defects.H2403H2398H3045H935H7133H8166H5795H5347H8549H2403H239829They must lay a hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place where burnt offerings are slaughtered.H5564H3027H7218H2403H7819H2403H4725H593030Then the priest will dip his finger in the blood and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.H3548H3947H1818H676H5414H7161H4196H5930H8210H1818H3247H419631Then he must remove all the goat's fat, just as he does with the fat of the peace offering. He will burn the fat on the altar, and it will be a pleasing aroma to the LORD. Through this process, the priest will purify the people, making them right with the LORD, and they will be forgiven.H5493H2459H2459H5493H2077H8002H3548H6999H4196H5207H7381H3068H3548H3722H554532"If the people bring a sheep as their sin offering, it must be a female with no defects.H935H3532H2403H7133H935H5347H854933They must lay a hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place where burnt offerings are slaughtered.H5564H3027H7218H2403H7819H2403H4725H7819H593034Then the priest will dip his finger in the blood of the sin offering and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.H3548H3947H1818H2403H676H5414H7161H4196H5930H8210H1818H3247H419635Then he must remove all the sheep's fat, just as he does with the fat of a sheep presented as a peace offering. He will burn the fat on the altar on top of the special gifts presented to the LORD. Through this process, the priest will purify the people from their sin, making them right with the LORD, and they will be forgiven.H5493H2459H2459H3775H5493H2077H8002H3548H6999H4196H801H3068H3548H3722H2403H2398H5545
Psalms 30
30[A psalm of David. A song for the dedication of the Temple.] I will exalt you, LORD, for you rescued me. You refused to let my enemies triumph over me.H4210H7892H2598H1004H1732H7311H3068H1802H341H80552O LORD my God, I cried to you for help, and you restored my health.H3068H430H7768H74953You brought me up from the grave, O LORD. You kept me from falling into the pit of death.H3068H5927H5315H7585H2421H3381H3381H9534Sing to the LORD, all you godly ones! Praise his holy name.H2167H3068H2623H3034H2143H69445For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime! Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning.H639H7281H7522H2416H1065H3885H6153H7440H12426When I was prosperous, I said, "Nothing can stop me now!"H7959H559H5769H41317Your favor, O LORD, made me as secure as a mountain. Then you turned away from me, and I was shattered.H3068H7522H2042H5975H5797H5641H6440H9268I cried out to you, O LORD. I begged the Lord for mercy, saying,H7121H3068H3068H26039"What will you gain if I die, if I sink into the grave? Can my dust praise you? Can it tell of your faithfulness?H1215H1818H3381H7845H6083H3034H5046H57110Hear me, LORD, and have mercy on me. Help me, O LORD."H8085H3068H2603H3068H582611You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing. You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy,H2015H4553H4234H6605H8242H247H805712that I might sing praises to you and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give you thanks forever!H3519H2167H1826H3068H430H3034H5769
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